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Filed April 15, 1948 Patented June 3, 1952 UNITED? STATES; PATENT WINDOW OPERATOR Herbert Widen, .McKje'esport', Pa assignor of'onehalfto Harry'W. Levy, McKees'port; Pa.

Application April 1'5, 1948, Serial No."21*-,151

Thisinvention relates to animproved window construction.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved v window construction wherein the sashes areswingingly supported, and may be partially openedto a ventilating position, or may be completely opened to a position wherein the sashes may." be cleaned onthe inner and outer sides thereof;

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved sash construction whereinthe rails ands tilesmay be formed from extruded material, and are so constructed as to. provide for two spacedlglass panels thereby providing an insulating window assembly.

A'further object of this invention is to provide aswinging sash construction including correlated Weatherstripping so that the sashes will be weather sealed when in closed position.

A further object of this invention is to' provide an improved operating means for a seriesof windbw sasheswhereby all ofthe sashes. will be swung to. closed position as a unit, or will be openedas a unit.

To the foregoing objects, and others which may hereinafter. morefully appear, theinvention consi'stsflof thelnovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill more specifically referred. to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and'modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scopeof the invention as claimed.

In'tlie drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed inner side elevation of a windowconstruction embodying this invention.

Figure 2"is'a sectional view partly broken away taltjen on the'line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure'ilis'a fragmentary've'rtical section taken on'the line 33 of Figure '1.

Figure 4-is a sectional view, partly broken away; tak'erisubstantially on the line4-4 of Figure 2.

FigiitelS'is-a detailed side elevation showing the opera'tbrforthe'sevral windows in window closin'g' position.

Figure "6 i'sa fragmentary vertical section. taken on the'line B Gof Figure 1.

Figure 'Tis a" fragmentary sectional view taken 2 Figure his a fragmentary perspective'v-iew 'of one of the sash stiles. i Figure i2 is 'a-fragmentary' perspective view of the Weatherstripping associated: withthe stiles.

Figure 13-is a fragmentary sectional vi'ew taiken=- on the line l3--l-3of Figure 8;

Figure 14 is a perspective view of one of' theconnecting corner members for the sashes:

Referring to the drawings andfirst'to Figure 1, the numerals l5-and 16- designate generallyupper and lower windowsash'e's and the numeral fl 1165- ignates generally an intermediate"windowsafsh; The sashes I5, .I 6' and l 1 are of: like 'cons'tructibnand-each includes an upper tubular rail "l 8 The" upper and lower rails 18 and constructionandas'shown hangars-1' eludes p'arallel side walls'fi and n -in-ner wal l 23--and an outer-wall24'. The wall-2 I edto the vertical so that when" two rail arei closed position theinclined walls? will be posed on a downward and outward inclina on:

The wall 21 which is'the' outer Wall for the ower" rail and the inner wall for-the upper rail has formed integral therewith a" flange 25 which" is adapted. to overlap the wall 22 "of the adjacent'ra'il when the sashes'ar'e in closed position."

The inner Wall 23 is formed with a pair grooves or channels 26"and"2T*within" whichgl' panels 28' and 29 are adapted to besecured so that there will be a dead air spaceiil'betweefl'thetwo panels forming an air insulating. means.

The stiles for each sash arealso oi like con struction'and; as shown in" Figure 11} -eaehstil'e' 20 is formed of inner'and outrpara'll'el' walls 3| and 32, respectivelypand opposite side walls 33 and .34. The side wall-34which is the inner side wall'is' formed witha pair of grooves or channels 35 and 36wi'th'in which the-glasslpa elg ii gether by means of a right-angular corner block 43 shown in perspective inFigure 14. The cor nerblock 43: is secured within-the rail-s andstiles by bolts or fastening means 44 so that a relatively solid sash will be provided.

The sashes are adapted to be mounted in a window frame structure which includes vertical side frame members 45 disposed between the outer frame members 42 and inner frame members 46. A space 41 is formed between the outer and inner members 42 and 46 by securing an inner frame member 48 between the outer and inner members and the operating means for swinging the sashes will be disposed in the space 41. The window frame also includes a header or top frame member 49 which is formed with an offset 50, as shown in Figure 2, against which the upper rail of the upper sash is adapted to abut and the flange 25 of the upper rail is adapted to bear against the shoulder formed on the lower. side of the header or upper frame member 49, the latter being inclined downwardly and outwardly. The window frame also includes a lower sill 52 and an inner sill 53 superposed on the lower sill 52 and offset inwardly therefrom. The inner or upper sill 53 is formed with an inclined ledge 54 terminating in a, shoulder 55 so that the lower rail of the lower sash will sealingly engage the forward portion of the inner sill 53.

In order to provide a, means whereby each sash may be swung from a closed position with the several sashes in vertical alignment to either a partially open or a completely open position, I have provided a pair of bellcranks 56 for each sash. The bellcrank 56 includes a relatively long lever arm 51 which is formed at its free end with an eye 58 engaging between a pair of ears 59 carried by a bolt 60 which is threaded into an adjacent stile. The eye 58 has extending therethrough a pivot bolt 6| which extends through the two ears 59,. The opposite leg or side 62 of the bellcrank 56 is rockably extended through an opening 63 formed in the frame member 45 and the short side 62 is formed with a reduced stud 64 journalled in an opening 65 formed in the inner frame member 48. The

short side 62 of the bellcrank is formed with a polygonal stud 66 and a right-angularly disposed lever or arm 61 is mounted on the polygonal stud 66. The arm or level 6'1 is pivotally secured by means of a pivot 68 to a vertically disposed link or rod 69 extending vertically in the space 41. The lower end of the link or rod 69 is pivotally secured by means of a pivot to an obliquely disposed arm or lever H carried by a shaft 12 which is journalled across the lower sill 53. The shaft 12 has secured thereto at an intermediate portion an operating lever or handle 13 and the handle or lever 13 is adapted to be locked in its vertical window closing position by means of a hook I4 carried by the handle or lever 13 and engageable in a selected one of a series of openings formed in a keeper plate '16 secured to the upper side of the inner sill 53.

The short side 62 of the bellcrank 56 extends through a plate H secured by fastening means 18 to the inner side of the window frame member 45. The plate 17 is disposed on an angle to the vertical being inclined'downwardly and outwardly and the outer upper corner of the plate 17 is rounded as indicated at 19 so that the lower edge of the sash may readily slide over the edge of the plate 11 and downwardly to closed position. These plates 11 form a wedgi n means whereby the sashes will be wedged tightly against the inner sides of the window frame when the sashes are in closed position. Preferably, the bellcranks 56 are secured to the stiles of the sashes at a point slightly above the center of the stiles so that the sashes will be overbalanced downwardly and forwardly in order that they will readily slide over the upper edges of the plates 11 when moving to either open or closed position.

In the use and operation of this window construction the windows when in closed position will be disposed in vertical alignment and it will be understood that there may be one, two or more sashes in each window opening. As herein disclosed there are three of these sashes in the window opening. When it is desired to open the windows partially, the window operator 13 is rocked clockwise or inwardly as viewed in Figure 6, being first released by raising the hook 14. Downward and inward rocking of the operator 13 will raise the arm H together with the connecting bar 69. Upward movement of the bar 69 will rock the lever arms 61 upwardly and inwardly and swing the bellcranks 56 clockwise as viewed in Figure 5. Inasmuch as the sashes are overbalanced at their lower portions, the lower portions of the sashes will contact with the upper edges of the plates 11. When it is desiredto clean the glass panels on each side thereof, the operator 13 may be swung downwardly to substantially a horizontal position. If desired, the upper sashes in a window opening may be swung downwardly independently of the lower and intermediate sashes by manually rocking the upper sashes to substantially the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. When the sashes are in closed position the stiles will be engaged with the weatherstripping 39 and the rails of th several sashes will be disposed with the flanges 25 thereof in overlapping position.

I claim:

1. A window construction comprising a window frame, a sash mounted in said frame, means swivelably supporting said sash, and operating means in said frame connected with said supporting means for rocking the latter from a sash closing position to a sash opening position, said supporting means including transverse swivel member disposed outwardly of said sash, a pair of oppositely disposed and connected bellcranks having one arm thereof journalled in said frame and the other side thereof pivotally secured to one of said swivel members whereby rocking of the connected bellcranks is effective to swing said sash free of the frame for swiveled movement about said swiveled members.

2. A window construction comprising a window frame, a plurality of sashes, means swivelably supporting said sashes, and attached to opposite side thereof above the longitudinally centerline of each of said sashes, and operating means in said frame connected with said supporting means for rocking the latter from a sash closing position to a sash opening position, said supporting means including a pair of oppositely'disposed bellcranks mounting one side of each bellcrank in a'vertical side of said frame, means pivotally securing the other side of each bellcrank to a sash, said securing means having transversely disposed swivel members spaced outwardly of each of said sashes, a lever arm fixed to said one arm of said bellcrank and extending at right angles with respect to said other arm, a vertically disposed bar pivotally secured to said lever arm, means for vertically moving said bar, and means fixed to the vertical sides of said frame for wedging the lower portions of said sashes in said frame when said sashes are in closed position.

4. A window construction as defined by claim 2 wherein the means connected to the lever arms for rocking said bellcranks include obliquely disposed lever arms fixedly connected to each bellcrank and operatively connected with said lever arms.

HERBERT WIDEN.

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